Quick Picks: Delicious gourmet on a budget
While we may have a bye week for Bulls’ football, you can stay busy with the Scene & Heard picks for things to do this weekend.
Friday
The Town
Ben Affleck directs and stars in this drama about the gritty world of Boston crime. The set-up is pretty standard: ongoing battles between thieves and the federal agents after them. “The Town,” which shares a producer with the critically acclaimed film, “The Departed,” has received a decent reception from critics for its cast and writing.
Time: Opens Friday
Location: Your favorite movie theater
Price: $7.50-$9.50
Website: The Town
Saturday
$5 Day at MOSI
Enjoy admission to the Museum of Science and Industry and a standard IMAX film for only $5. Take a bicycle ride suspended 30 feet in the air on the “High Wire Bike” and search for the perfect wave with surfing champion Kelly Slater in the IMAX movie, “Ultimate Wave – Tahiti.”
Time: 9 a.m.
Location: MOSI, 4801 E. Fowler Ave.
Price: $5
Website: MOSI
Sunday
1905 Day at Columbia Restaurant
Roll back the clock and enjoy special 1905-era pricing on select menu items at Tampa’s historic Columbia Restaurant. If only we could do the same for gas prices! Enjoy chicken and rice for $2.95; their famous 1905 Salad for $1.95; and delicious flan for 95 cents.
Offer is good at any of the Columbia Restaurant locations, but go early as seating is first come first serve.
Time: Opens at noon
Location: Any Columbia Restaurant Location: 2117 East 7th Ave. in Ybor City. 800
2nd Avenue N.E. in St. Petersburg. 1241 Gulf Blvd. at Clearwater Beach.
Price: Varies
Website: Columbia Restaurant